Report Designer is a tool you use to format and adapt the layout of your business data as a report (static or dynamic) according to your particular requirements. You can display this report on the Web. You can also convert the report into a PDF document to print or distribute it. For example, you can design the layout of a corporate balance sheet according to your requirements and print it as a PDF document.
The data binding for the report is provided by data providers (queries and query views). Report Designer generates group levels according to the drilldown state of a query or query view. These group levels contain row patterns for the initial report view. The layout and formatting of the initial view can be adapted in accordance with customers' requirements.
Report Designer is a standalone desktop application. You can open Report Designer directly from the start menu or call it in Web Application Designer using the context menu for the Report Web item.
For more information about reports in Web applications, see Report .
To create a report, a structure must be used in the columns of the query or query that the report is based on.
Report Designer provides the following functions:
You can call the Report Designer functions using the menu and toolbar and implement them using the various screen areas. More information: Functions in BEx Report Designer .